To: Pam Biondi, Attorney General of Florida.
Recuse Judge Nelson
Judicial impartiality is a significant element of justice. Judges should
decide legal disputes free of any personal bias or prejudice. As a result of a
conflict of interest, a judge may be unable to maintain impartiality in a case and
thus should be disqualified. Even where a judge is impartial, but appears not
to be, recusal is necessary. To promote the goal of judicial impartiality, most
states have adopted the American Bar Association's Model Code of Judicial
Conduct.' The Code prescribes disqualification for judges who recognize2 the
existence of a conflict of interest, or who encounter allegations of a conflict of
interest in a motion to disqualify
decide legal disputes free of any personal bias or prejudice. As a result of a
conflict of interest, a judge may be unable to maintain impartiality in a case and
thus should be disqualified. Even where a judge is impartial, but appears not
to be, recusal is necessary. To promote the goal of judicial impartiality, most
states have adopted the American Bar Association's Model Code of Judicial
Conduct.' The Code prescribes disqualification for judges who recognize2 the
existence of a conflict of interest, or who encounter allegations of a conflict of
interest in a motion to disqualify
Why is this important?
The truth, as is so often the case, won't be found easily. It almost unavoidably lies among a thousand shades of grey in a case of great complexity and magnitude.
By oversimplifying it and/or turning into an entertainment form, the media and public fail to honor the accused's right to due process
Justice for George Zimmerman .
By oversimplifying it and/or turning into an entertainment form, the media and public fail to honor the accused's right to due process
Justice for George Zimmerman .